Improvement in toy cannons



C. M. C R ANDALL.

TOYLCANNONS. u I No. 187,104. Paten 'ged Feb. 6, 1877.

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g-" .s emtett forming primer "Letters Patent 197,104, dated February6,1877; application filed" Be it known that 1,. CHA LES M. QORAN- DALL,of Montrose, in the county of Susquehanna and State ofPennsylvania,"have invented a new and Improved Toy Gannon and that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making part of this specification.

This invention is in the nature of an improvement in toy cannons and theinvention consists in a toy cannon constructed with a rubber or otheryielding substance interposed between the cascabel and the breech of thegun to receive and protect the breech of the gun and the cascabel frombeing fractured by the percussive force of the spring when the gun isoperated; and, also, the knob of the cascabel provided with a sheave,and the trunnions of the gun having saw-kerfs formed therein, withinwhich is secured the spring by which the gun is operated the cheeks ofthe carriage having locking devices, whereby the trunnions are kept intheir seats, and the trail divided into sections, which are hinged.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my toycannon; Fig. 2, a transverse sectional view of same, and Fig. 3, asection of end of trunnion, showing method of securing ends of -spring.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures.

A represents a toy cannon made from wood or other suitable material, thebore a of the gun being enlarged near the muzzle, forming a chamber, B,for the reception of the ball to be projected. Within the bore a of thegun is fitted a rammer, b, the rammer being provided with a head, 0,fitting loosely within the bore a at one end, and the other end of therammer passing through the breech of the gun and into the cascabel O,the staff of the rammer being proportioned so as to permit the head 0 toproject slightly into the chamber B when the cascabel is in contact withthe breech of the gun.

Onto that part of the staff of the rammer which projects through thebreech of the gun, and between the breech and the cascabel, is

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fitted a: washer, D,of'rubber-or'other yielding fmaterial. 'Into theknob d of the cascabel is formed a sheave, E. The trunnions e e havemade in them saw-kerfs F F, and into these saW-kerfs are inserted andsecured the ends of the spring G. The spring G, thus secured, isstretched with suitable tension into the sheave E resting upon the wheelof the sheave.

To the cheeks H Hof the carriage are affixed, by a yielding joint j,locking devices I I, the upper ends of these devices being provided withnotches f f, within which are received that portion of the trunnionswhich projects beyond the outer surface of the cheeks, confining thetrunnions firmly in their seats. The trail K of the carriage is dividedinto two or more parts, 9 and h, the two parts being united by ahinge-joint, i.

My gun being constructed substantially as I have described it, it isoperated by opening out the trail K to its full extent, which thehinge-joint i readily admits of, and, by pressing the hand, or kneelingupon the trail K, keeping the gun fixed in the desired position, anddrawing out the cascabel G from the breech of the gun, therebyincreasing the tension of the spring G, inserting the ball or projectileto be used into the chamber B of the bore, pointing the gun in thedesired direction, and releasing the cascabelfrom the grasp of the hand,when the recovering elasticity of the spring Gr projects the head of therammer within the gun against the projectile, ejectingit from thechamber B with considerable force in the direction in which the gun isaimed.

To prevent the percussive force from fracturing the breech of the gunand the cascabel,

when the cascabel is returned against it by the action of the spring 9,the yielding or elastic washer D is interposed between the breech andthe 'cascabel to receive and cushion the blow, thus preventing theinjury that, but for its presence, would be likely to ensue.

To retain the trunnions of the gun within their seats in the cheeks ofthe carriage, the locking devieesI I are applied, and effect thispurpose.

so that they may be turned back from the trunnion to enable the gun toberemoved YLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO They are secured to the checks by ayielding or pivotal joint, j, at their lower end, i

from the carriage when it is desired to fit a new spring, or for anyother purpose.

The advantage derived from the folding or adjustable trail is, that thetrail may be reduced in length for the purpose of packing, or otherwise.

Thesheave E in the knob oflthe. cascabel is. of special value, for, bymeans of it, .the.ten-

sion of the spring G is equalized, more particularly when a new springis applied, but also, to some extent, at all times;

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, .is

1. A toy-cannon, the knob of the casca-bel thereof constructed with asheave and combined with a yielding washer, a spring, and the breech ofthe cannon, substantially as" shown and described.

2. In a toy cannon, the trunnions. thereof provided, with saw kerfs,.within which is-fsecured the operatingYspring, substantially as.

and for the purpose described.

3. In a toy cannon, the knob of the cascabel constructed with a sheave,wherebythe tension of the spring is equalized, substantially asdescribed:

4:. Ina toy cannon, the cheeks thereof provided'with locking devices,secured by an adjustable joint at their lower ends, and a notch atorneartheirlupper ends for the reception of the trunnions, substantiallyas described.

5. In a toy cannon, the trail of the carriage, lformedlin two or-m'orepiecesand united with a .hinge-joint, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

' CHARLES M.-GRANDALL.

. Witnesses:

WM. H. 000mm, J: H. WILLIAMS.

